María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro, better known as Mecha Ortiz (1900-1987), was an Argentine theater and film actress. She was one of the most relevant figures of the golden age of Argentine cinema. She was consecrated in the 1940s and 1950s.
Filmography
Painted Lips
as Tarotista
Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic
as Mara Ordaz
Mujeres que trabajan
as Ana María del Solar
Mi novia es un fantasma
as Cameo
Madame Bovary
as Ema
Dishonor
as Directora Interventora
Safo, historia de una pasión
as Selva Moreno ("Safo")
Las tres ratas
as Mercedes de la Fuente
Camino del infierno
as Laura Simrok
The Furies
as La madre
Swan Song
as Flora Jordán
My Life for Yours
as Gloria Rivas
Bajo un mismo rostro
as Madre Superiora
House of Shadows
as Mrs. Randall
Piedra libre
as Amalia Pradere - Amalia Grande
Margarita, Armando and his father
as Margarita
Las locas del conventillo
as Tía Remedios
El abuelo
as Lucrecia Vélez
Last Refuge
as Silvia